The life and views of this Asian girl who slightly bent the convention set for herself and who set out to look for the happily ever after.

Tuesday, October 11, 2005

From Colby Buzzell

I purchased "My War, Killing Time in Iraq" and read it in a few days. I then e-mailed the book's author about how I appreciated his recollection and storytelling. Here are the excerpts:

Hey CB! Just finished reading your book, and you've just about put me right back there! Keep up the good work! I remembered how cold it was when we were at Pacesetter, I think I was with 1 2/3 infantry, A. Co. (I was supposed to be searching females and make sure that they were not armed) when Saddam was caught. Your honesty about the whole experience is hard to find, any words on a book tour yet? Are you also back with the Mrs.? (that was something that I didn't know at all, that you were betrothed!) I've told the folks that I'm working with to go out and get your book (some of the are Iraqi war vets), hope all is well with you, thanks and take care!

His reply:

you rule bro, i hope the book does us justice man, I tried. Yea,Pacesetter fucking sucked man, no word on a book tour, i told them Ididnt want to do one, guys are still over there and I'd feel fuctsigning and shit while the war still went on. i just wanted to tellour story, thats it, you know? I hope I accompished that. Yea, me andda wife are happily married and I'm looking forward to spending therest of my life with her. things are cool. Thank again man forspreading the word about the book, I tried to tell our story, fuck it,if the media wont, i might as well and try, you know. I hope you enjoythe rest of the book, and thank you for the support and kind words ofencouragemnt.thank you-cb

I think Colby thinks that I'm a dude, and in this case, it's totally alright!

I can totally understand where he's coming from as far as his refusal to do the book tour is concerned, however, I don't think that he'll be doing anyone any disservice by doing a book tour, instead, it'll only highten other peoples' senses about what really went on over there, and I think anyone who's over there right now would have liked that. He has done his time there and played his part, so there should be no guilt about any of it, you know?